Most award sweet spots are obsolete, unbookable or buried beneath surcharges. These still work: Air France business class for 60,000 JAL miles, LATAM roundtrip business class for 60,000, and London from 3,000 Virgin points with Bilt’s September bonus.
Alaska Airlines is making several changes to its route network and dropping seven routes…
I have to say - in all my years of traveling, I never really thought this could possibly be an issue.... but maybe I've just gotten lucky?
An Australian tourist learned the hard way that what happens in Bali does not necessarily stay in Bali. After allegedly being caught on CCTV engaging in a rather public tryst with a woman on a residential driveway, the 27-year-old was identified using facial recognition technology and arrested at the airport...
We reached IHG One Rewards Diamond status in early 2024, and we love it more by the day. I suspect one reason makes it particularly special.
I've written in the past about the case to be made for American AAdvantage loyalists switching their business to Alaska Atmos Rewards, especially in light of changes that we saw to the Atmos Rewards program in 2025. As I explained at the time, this is a strategy I was considering,...
This is sort of hilarious -- the most infamous controller at New York Kennedy Airport (JFK) called out Delta pilots when they seemingly weren't paying attention, and he asked a sarcastic question. Someone then told him not to be rude, which of course wasn't well received. I have to say,...
It's not uncommon to see flyovers at major sporting events, and they can be pretty spectacular to watch. However, a flyover that happened in South Africa yesterday was maybe a little too impressive, to the point that it potentially put a lot of lives at risk. I'm curious what an...
Earlier this year, Priority Pass rolled out a new app called Priority Pass+. Well, naturally, the question is: how is…
Back in 2022, I wrote about one of those little hotel annoyances that probably sounds ridiculous until you’ve experienced it yourself. Courtyard by Marriott had switched to large refillable bottles…